Obituaries

Nadine Kofman ('66, '67)

Longtime State College historian and writer

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Longtime State College historian and writer Nadine Kofman died March 30, 2019. She was 75.

Kofman was a former Centre Daily Times reporter, and a local historian and columnist for various publications, including Town & Gown. Her husband was former State College Mayor Bill Welch, who died in 2009. Kofman started working at the CDT in 1967 and also worked for the Pennsylvania Mirror. She was part of the group that created the Bill Welch Award for Excellence in Journalism for local high school students and was a tireless community supporter and volunteer for a variety of causes.